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by Mary Tjotjos

2023 NYC Experience Wellness & Travel Media Event Agenda


OVERVIEW

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Media Arrival & Check-In

                       10:00 AM | Event Opens

EVENT OVERVIEW

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Experience Room/Show Floor

EDUCATION ROOM

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Wellness Around the Globe Symposium & Panel Sessions

               1:30 - 4:00 PM

PRESS ROOM

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Press Conferences & Meetings with Sponsors

DEMONSTRATION OF VISUAL HEALING

Special Screening by Award-Winning Director, Louie Schwartzberg

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM | Garden Foyer (Education Room)

BUFFET LUNCH

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM 

GUIDED CHAKRA HEALING & AROMATHERAPY SESSION

Sponsored by Golden Earth

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Wellness Activation Space

SMUDGING USING NATIVE/INDIGENOUS PLANTS 

Sponsored by N8iV Beauty

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Wellness Activation Space

GUIDED MEDITATION 

Sponsored by Healing Hotels of the World

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Wellness Activation Space

WELLNESS AFTER PARTY

Sponsored by Rancho La Puerta, Ananda in the Himalayas & Wellness Travel University

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Garden Foyer (Education Room)


AGENDA

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Trends in Wellness & Sustainable Travel
How are we travelling now, and how will it keep us well? New initiatives in spa and wellness. What is the true essence of sustainable travel. Trends in wellness hospitality.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM | The Beauty Realignment
How are we reimagining beauty? Beauty is no longer just about unique products or self-care, it is about developing holistic experiences that integrate mind, body, spirit and planet.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM  | Wellness Activation 1 - Guided Chakra Healing & Aromatherapy Session
Sponsored by Golden Earth

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM | Mental Well-Being & Rejuvenating Travel
Bringing ourselves back into balance is aided by new mental wellness retreats and wellness centers, as well as alternative therapies. The latest tools and programs (spas, hotels) to relieve stress and anxiety.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

11:40 AM - 11:50 AM | One-on-One with Liz Vaccariello
Anantara Resorts shares the latest on wellness trends at the corporate and resort level.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM | The CBD Conversation
The CBD culture is shifting, and new and emerging brands are flooding the wellness space. A conversation about what is out there, who (and what) are on the leading edge of this evolution and how to identify clean CBD products.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM | Demonstration of Virtual Healing
Special Screening by Award-Winning Director, Louie Schwartzberg (Fantastic Fungi).
Garden Foyer – Education Room

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | Healing & Nutrition
How to nourish and nurture your body and find your way to health through food.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Wellness Activation 2 - Smudging Using Native/Indigenous Plants 
Sponsored by N8iV Beauty

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM | Clean Beauty – Is Organic Still Relevant?
Clean beauty is all the rage, but where does that leave organic certified brands? A look at the evolving natural and organic beauty landscape.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM | Touchless Wellness Technology & Innovations
Touchless wellness treatments offer therapeutic healing for the body, mind and soul beyond what can be accomplished through traditional modalities alone. These newer technologies will never replace the hands-on therapies we all know and love, but for people who are seeking maximum results in a limited time these new experiences are game changers. Our panelists will take a deep dive into the latest innovations and benefits that are leading the way in this new growing sector of the wellness industry.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Wellness Activation 3 - Guided Meditation
Sponsored by Healing Hotels of the World

3:20 PM - 4:00 PM | Nature + Outdoor Travel
The pandemic has put a spotlight on a return to nature. A look at the many new and unique wellness travel experiences being developed for outdoor enthusiasts.
Education Room – Wellness Around the Globe Symposium